Positive Horses

Horse training isn’t a mystical procedure. In fact, there isn’t mystery in the methods necessary to teach any skill. To learn any skill there is a logical sequence that if adhered to, allows a behavior to be taught and learned. Creating a Positive Horse consists of using positive methods, which in turn creates a positive attitude. Positive Horses explains those positive methods necessary to create horses that perform on taught/learned cues, both on the ground and in the saddle that are systematically rewarded, but also have an extremely positive attitude to their trainer/companion. The system uses the method, ‘Behavior Modification’.This book is about:• Explanation of basic educational methods using systematic sequences that support training horses. • Creating the goals and objectives for each individual horse rather than a “one size fits all” approach. • Training using positive reinforcement— how food rewards creates useable cues, instead of the trainer performing meaningless behavior that the horse doesn’t understand.• Horses learning basic cues: come, stand, walk on, and halt, which provides safety on the ground and assists in the next work in the saddle.• Applying basic training to other equestrian disciplines.• Addressing training method failure, because the trainer doesn’t assess the correct the behavior to reward and doesn’t understand the methods.• Horse case studies exemplifying the use of behavioral methods.